How to Use well-placed in a Sentence

well-placed

adjective
  • Robbie's leap of faith was well-placed.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The pockets are large and well-placed, and the pants performed well in cold, windy weather.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Actually, this is one of two baseball games now well-placed in our mid-autumn sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Both full-backs were unmarked either side of him and well-placed to swing one final ball into the penalty box from out wide.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • No ad, no matter how well-placed, is ever going to be efficient if the creative isn’t right.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Ternus, at 50, is also well-placed to take on a long tenure at the head of Apple.
    — Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Vilajoana is well-placed to elaborate.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Southeast Asia should be well-placed to thrive in a more geopolitically complex world.
    — Jonathan Gan, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Schalke is well-placed to clinch the second division title ahead of second-place Paderborn.
    — ABC News, 2 May 2026
  • Grégoire was well-placed to step into the limelight when Hidalgo decided not to seek a third term.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Certain plants are said to repel various pests, and can be well-placed alongside other plants that need protection.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
  • The exuberance over the office sector was well-placed in 2019.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Milner had looked well-placed to break the record last season, but knee and hamstring injuries reduced him to just four matches — by far his lowest number in a campaign.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Wolves continue to enjoy a favourable run of games, even if survival looks beyond them, and Leeds look well-placed to extend their advantage over the drop zone.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • So here are the standout differentials who are well-placed to make an impact and can give FPL managers some potential big rank gains.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Fletcher, who, as a player, began attracting first-team attention aged 16, is well-placed to map a path for Gabriel, who is yet to grow into his body.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Instead, brokers and wealth managers are well-placed to benefit from the productivity gains that could be unlocked by using AI.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The newest store seems well-placed, demographically, as more than half of Millbrae’s population is Asian.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • When Mars is activated — or in this case, well-placed in Aries’ fiery territory — reflexes sharpen and impulses grow louder.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Earthshot Prize organizers say India and Mumbai in particular are well-placed to lead the change in Asia and beyond.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Some may question that logic when United are well-placed in the race to qualify for the Champions League, sitting fourth in the table with 14 games left.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • As well as being the Marché du Film’s Focus Country, a number of Japanese films look well-placed for a Cannes debut.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • With its Croisette-friendly mix of arthouse credibility and star power, Alpha Gang looks well-placed for an out-of-competition or midnight screening slot.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Advertisement Certainly, Pakistan was especially well-placed to act as a mediator given its unique network across rival blocs.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Candido said Leo is well-placed to do that, given his history serving people in his hometown of Chicago, with its large African American population.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Oliver Richards, general partner at MMC Ventures, believes Cloover is well-placed to capitalise on Europe’s drive for greener homes.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Although Applied is well-placed to gain from a higher proportion of advanced equipment linked to generative AI and next-generation process technologies, geopolitical factors seem to impede progress.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • It is largely forgotten now, but in 2022-23 Barcelona had conceded just 11 times after 33 La Liga matches and were well-placed to break Cagliari’s mark.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Shapiro-Barnum, who has a BFA in acting and a background in sketch comedy, comes armed with the ability to create humorous and well-placed questions, setting the scene for his famous guests to be endearingly disarmed by the kids.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • With over 60% of its power needs met by nuclear power, France is particularly well-placed to manage such an energy-intensive project at a time when Europe is grappling with some of the highest industrial electricity prices among major economies.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 3 June 2026

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